Organisation profile

EMPOWERING MINDS. INSPIRING INNOVATIONS. SHAPING TRANSFORMATIONS.

As part of Leuphana University, the School of Management and Technology is a dynamic and innovative community of students and faculty with high-level expertise in the fields of organization studies, responsible management, entrepreneurship, product development process, digital transformation and data science, and psychology and societal transformation. Our core aspiration is driving innovation in management and technology to shape responsible and sustainable transformations. In our research, we pioneer understandings of and solutions to the core challenges of our time, such as digitalization and sustainable production. In our teaching, we challenge conventional wisdom and inspire entrepreneurial thinking and responsible action. In business and society, we team up with local and international partners to contribute to the regional development of northern Germany. We value the interrelationships between disciplines, which is reflected in our interdisciplinary degree programs and collaboration in research.

 

The School of Management and Technology is home to the disciplines of Accounting and Finance, Business Psychology, Business Information Systems, Engineering, Management and Marketing. We support the respective identities and profile development of the disciplines, while also promoting interdisciplinary research and teaching in the shape of programs of study and research centers. This interdisciplinary approach is characterized by a commitment to responsibility and helping meet societal challenges.

Main research areas

The School of Management and Technology is the academic and professional home to 1,500 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral students, more than 50 professors, more than 70 research associates and research assistants, 36 professional staff members.

The main themes of the school are reflected in its study programs: The 3 major and 7 minor programs at the College, 5 master's programs and 4 doctoral programs at the Graduate School provide academic training. The doctoral programs focus on (1.) Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation (EMI), (2.) Information Systems and Data Science, (3.) Engineering and (4.) Management, Finance and Accounting.

In total, we offer 16 programs of study in the disciplines of Business Administration (in particular Accounting and Finance), Business Information Systems, Business Psychology, Engineering and Management.  

  1. 2016
  2. Published

    Organization as communication: Perspectives in dialogue

    Blaschke, S. (Editor) & Schoeneborn, D. (Editor), 01.12.2016, New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 235 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Ownership mode, cultural distance, and the extent of parent firms’ strategic control over subsidiaries in the PRC

    Puck, J., Hödl, M. K., Filatotchev, I., Wolff, H. G. & Bader, B., 01.12.2016, In: Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 33, 4, p. 1075-1105 30 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Proactive behavior training: Theory, design, and future directions

    Mensmann, M. & Frese, M., 01.12.2016, Proactivity at Work: Making Things Happen in Organizations. Parker, S. K. & Bindl, U. K. (eds.). 1 ed. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 434-468 35 p. (Organization and management series).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  5. Published

    The New Law of Piercing the Corporate Veil in the UK

    Schall, A., 01.12.2016, In: European Company and Financial Law Review. 13, 4, p. 549-574 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  6. Published

    Influence of kinetic effects on the spectrum of a parallel electrode probe

    Oberrath, J. & Brinkmann, R. P., 12.2016, In: Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 25, 6, p. 1-16 16 p., 065020.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Niedrigeinkommensmobilität und Persistenz: Sind Niedrigeinkommen bei Selbstständigen nur vorübergehend und welche Rolle spielen institutionelle Rahmenbedingungen?

    Burmester, I., 12.2016, Lüneburg: Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe, 44 p. (FFB Diskussionspapier; no. 106).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    The too-much-precision effect: When and why precise anchors backfire with experts

    Loschelder, D. D., Friese, M., Schaerer, M. & Galinsky, A. D., 12.2016, In: Psychological Science. 27, 12, p. 1573-1587 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Zeit, Wohlstand und Zufriedenheit – Multidimensionale Polarisierung von Zeit und Einkommen: Selbstständige und abhängige Beschäftigte

    Merz, J. & Scherg, B., 12.2016, Lüneburg: Forschungsinstitut Freie Berufe, 41 p. (FFB Diskussionspapier; no. 105).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  10. Published

    Theory-based course design for professional master's degree program in business engineering

    Block, B. M., 28.11.2016, 2016 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) . IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Vol. 2016-November. 8 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Leistungsanalyse in der Closed Loop Supply Chain: Eine Simulationsstudie

    Kayser, J., 25.11.2016, Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft. 239 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook